Livestock Slaughter: Hogs up 5%, Lamb and Mutton at Record March Low
US - Report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Pork Futures: Hogs Finish Uneven
CHICAGO - -Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled mixed Friday, with May through August higher on cash quotes, short covering and spreading into front months out of back contracts, driven by pre-weekend position evening.

Goats' Milk Helps Fend off E. coli-related Illness
US - Pigs fed goats' milk that was genetically modified to carry an important antibacterial enzyme found in human breast milk showed signs of better resisting attack by common E. coli bacteria than did pigs fed unmodified goats' milk without the human...

Pork Futures: Hogs Finish Lower
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled lower on fund selling, June/July bear spreads and Chicago Board of Trade corn's fall.

US and Canadian Hog Inventory Up Three Percent
US - This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and NASS to release the total hogs, breeding, market hogs, sows farrowed, and pig crop for both countries within one publication.

USDA Must Address Crisis, say Pork Industry Leaders
US - In the face of rising feed costs and tightening credit markets and in an effort to stem mounting financial losses, the US pork industry has asked the US Department of Agriculture for assistance.

Peta Offer a $Million for In Vitro Meat
US - Scientists around the world are researching or seeking funding to research ways to produce meat in the laboratory without killing any animals. Now the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has decided to up the pace by offering a million...

Pork Futures: Hogs End Up Sharply
US - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled sharply higher Wednesday on fund buying, fundamental support and short covering.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Glycerin: A Different Kind of Feed
US - Crude glycerin, a byproduct of biodiesel production has recently been fed to poultry and pigs in a series of tests conducted by the Iowa State University. They say that the results indicate that as a feed, crude glycerin is viable and comparable...

Record Conference in the Name of Welfare
ATLANTA, US - Top animal welfare experts gathered in record numbers for a conference highlighting new trends, the latest research and leading strategies to implement better care on the farm.

Pork Future: Hogs End Lower
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower Monday on fund liquidation, bear spreads and Chicago Board of Trade corn's price plunge.

Chr. Hansen Obtains US Quality Certification
US - Following a comprehensive audit by BVQI (Bureau Veritas Quality International), Chr. Hansen has been awarded the FAMI-QS certificate – the state-of-the-art quality certification for feed additives.

Buy Up Surplus Pork and Aid Crisis, says Senator
MINNESOTA - Senator Amy Klobuchar has urged the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Secretary Ed Schafer to assist Minnesota pork producers who have been devastated by a combination of low hog prices and high input costs.

Market Preview : Why Heavyweight Hogs, Now?
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Weekly Review: Pork Exports Are On Fire
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Pork Futures: Hogs Settle Higher
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher Friday on fund buying, short covering and buy stops.

Pork Futures: Hogs Tumble
CHICAGO - CME hogs settled lower on fund liquidation, sell stops and profit taking.

Hog Companies Agree to Change
US - Pork producers in the Lower Arkansas Valley say a bill before Gov. Bill Ritter that requires more space for pregnant pigs will be a financial burden, but they support it.

Hog Industry Seeing High Production; Low Profits
US - Pork producers are going to find 2008 a tough year on profits - production is increasing faster than expected and taking prices down.